Handwoven linen, cochineal dye, cactus spikes, found object
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The summer of 2023 in Phoenix, Arizona was a record-breaker. Even for a native Phoenician like me, it was brutal - 31 consecutive days spiking over 110° F. There would be more before we’d emerge from those endlessly hot summer days. With each event like this, no matter where you are on planet earth, it is further proof that climate change is real, in force, and building. Our days are numbered.

This piece was included in the exhibition, Saguaroland: Mapping the Sonoran Desert, staged at Changing Hands Bookstore in Phoenix. Artists were asked to create an expression of how they are co-existing with the desert environment in Arizona - especially as the summers grow ever more searing.

The piece was also included in the juried show, Modern Makers and Materials in Spring of 2024 at Shemer Art Center, Phoenix.